Initiative 7: Diversity

SILC continuously strives to increase diversity in the field of spatial learning. At a personnel level, we recruit under-represented minorities, women, and people with disabilities through outreach efforts such as summer internships, opportunities for high school students, and alliances with spatial researchers at institutions that differentially serve under-represented groups. At the research level, we conduct much of our research in cooperation with the Chicago Public Schools, which serves a diverse population, and we target research questions that concern full participation of under-represented groups in STEM disciplines.

If you are a high school student or undergraduate from an under-represented group, and you are interested in a summer internship at a SILC institution, please contact:

♦ Julia Erlanger, SILC Program Coordinator, Temple University Information on Temple University internship recruitment opportunities can be found: